AHA Playbook Details Community Healthcare Partnerships
Patient Engagement August 7, 2017
The playbook explains that community healthcare partnerships are vital to driving a culture of health and wellness.
The AHA’s Health Research & Education Trust (HRET) has released a playbook detailing how healthcare organizations can create community healthcare partnerships to drive continuous patient engagement and an overall culture of health.
The playbook, created in partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), includes insights from 10 successful hospital-community partnerships. Each of these partnerships were working toward driving a culture of health, which is a core goal for community health partnerships, AHA said.
Building a culture of health means driving health equity, the report explained. Patients should be able to achieve their highest possible level of wellness regardless of socioeconomic factors, racial...